Moving picture encoding method and decoding method
US7970058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Conventionally, there has been a case that the direct mode cannot be applied effectively depending on the block. With such being the case, information indicating whether a backward reference frame set by default can be utilized in the direct mode is provided to a decoder. A switching procedure to switch to a compensation method applicable when a collocated block has no forward motion vector for effective use, and the compensation method are also provided to the decoder. Thus, it is possible to clearly determine whether the reference frame can be used in the direct mode. Further, when the frame number has no time information, it is possible to effectively send information indicating the relationship between the reference frame and the current frame. Furthermore, the alternative mode and its switching procedure of the present invention make it possible to improve the prediction performance when the direct mode cannot be applied.
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